1. In 1992, Antonio Banderas made his American film debut with the musical drama The Mambo Kings, followed by roles in Philadelphia, Interview with the Vampire, Assassins, and Evita.
50 Facts About Antonio Banderas
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Antonio Banderas took roles in franchises playing El Mariachi in Desperado and Once Upon a Time in Mexico, Zorro in The Mask of Zorro and The Legend of Zorro, the patriarch in the Spy Kids series and voiced Puss in Boots in the Shrek films.
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Antonio Banderas made his directorial debut with the comedy film Crazy in Alabama, followed by Summer Rain.
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On stage, Antonio Banderas made his Broadway theatre debut playing an Italian film director in the musical revival Nine, for which he was nominated for a Tony Award for Best Actor in a Musical.
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Antonio Banderas received Primetime Emmy Award nominations for his roles as Pancho Villa in the HBO television film And Starring Pancho Villa as Himself and Pablo Picasso in the anthology series Genius.
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Jose Antonio Banderas Dominguez Bandera was born on 10 August 1960, in Malaga, Andalusia to Civil Guard officer Jose Dominguez Prieto and schoolteacher Ana Bandera Gallego.
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Antonio Banderas showed a strong interest in the performing arts and formed part of the ARA Theatre School run by Angeles Rubio-Arguelles y Alessandri and the College of Dramatic Art, both in Malaga.
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Antonio Banderas began his acting studies at the School of Dramatic Art in Malaga and made his acting debut at a small theater in Malaga.
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Antonio Banderas began working in small shops during Spain's post-dictatorial cultural movement known as La Movida Madrilena.
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Kenneth Turan of The Los Angeles Times described Antonio Banderas as giving a "quietly effective job".
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David Nansen of Newsweek declared, "Antonio Banderas had to learn English to play this role, but you wouldn't know it: he plumbs all the nuances of charm and self-pity in Nestor's melancholic soul".
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Owen Gleiberman of Entertainment Weekly praised Antonio Banderas' performance writing, "he gives a surprisingly confident and subtle performance as the implosive Nestor".
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Antonio Banderas then broke through to mainstream American audiences in the 1993 Jonathan Demme film Philadelphia as the life partner of lawyer Tom Hanks and Denzel Washington.
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Antonio Banderas acted alongside Meryl Streep, Jeremy Irons, Glenn Close, and Winona Ryder.
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Antonio Banderas starred in several major Hollywood films, including the Robert Rodriguez-directed neo-Western action film Desperado, alongside Salma Hayek, Steve Buscemi, and Quentin Tarantino.
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That same year, Antonio Banderas portrayed the antagonist in the Richard Donner-directed action film Assassins, co-starring opposite Sylvester Stallone and Julianne Moore.
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Antonio Banderas had success with his role as the masked swordsman Zorro in the 1998 film The Mask of Zorro, starring Anthony Hopkins and Catherine Zeta-Jones.
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In 2001, Antonio Banderas collaborated with Robert Rodriguez, who cast him in the first three movies of the Spy Kids franchise.
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Antonio Banderas portrayed Gregorio Cortez, a retired OSS agent, alongside Carla Gugino, who played his wife, Ingrid Cortez.
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Antonio Banderas starred in the Christopher Hampton-directed historical drama Imagining Argentina alongside Emma Thompson.
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Antonio Banderas's performance is preserved on the Broadway cast recording released by PS Classics.
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Antonio Banderas acted alongside Alan Arkin, Jim Broadbent, and Michael McKean.
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Antonio Banderas reprised his role in Shrek the Third and the last film in the Shrek franchise, Shrek Forever After, which helped make the character popular on the family film circuit.
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Antonio Banderas received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame in 2005, the 2,294th person to do so; his star is located on the north side of the 6800 block of Hollywood Boulevard.
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Antonio Banderas acted in the Woody Allen-directed comedy-drama You Will Meet a Tall Dark Stranger, starring Anthony Hopkins, Josh Brolin, and Naomi Watts.
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Antonio Banderas starred in The SpongeBob Movie: Sponge Out of Water as Burger Beard, the film's main antagonist.
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In 2018, Antonio Banderas starred in the National Geographic limited series Genius: Picasso as the noted sculptor and painter Pablo Picasso.
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Antonio Banderas acted in Life Itself, which premiered at the Toronto International Film Festival.
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In 2019, Antonio Banderas starred in the Spanish film Pain and Glory, directed by Pedro Almodovar.
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The film centers around an aging film director played by Antonio Banderas who has a chronic illness and writer's block as he reflects on his life in flashbacks to his childhood.
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On May 25,2019, Antonio Banderas won the Cannes Film Festival Award for Best Actor for his role in the film.
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That same year, Antonio Banderas starred in Steven Soderbergh's Netflix film The Laundromat alongside Meryl Streep and Gary Oldman.
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In 2022, Antonio Banderas appeared as Santiago Moncada, the antagonist of the film Uncharted with Tom Holland and Mark Wahlberg.
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Antonio Banderas returned to work for DreamWorks Animation, reprising his voice as Puss in Boots in the sequel Puss in Boots: The Last Wish with Hayek again and a new cast with Florence Pugh, Olivia Colman, Ray Winstone, and Wagner Moura.
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Antonio Banderas portrayed Herod in the Christmas musical film Journey to Bethlehem.
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In June 2023, it was announced that Antonio Banderas was cast in Paddington in Peru in the role of Hunter Cabot.
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Antonio Banderas starred opposite Nicole Kidman in the A24 erotic thriller Babygirl, directed by Halina Reijn.
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Antonio Banderas has always declared that what makes him happiest is theater.
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In May 2010, Antonio Banderas received an honorary doctorate from the University of Malaga.
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Antonio Banderas received an honorary degree from Dickinson College in 2000.
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Antonio Banderas is an officer of a religious brotherhood in his hometown of Malaga and travels during Holy Week to take part in the processions.
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Antonio Banderas developed his relationship with Catholicism back in 1994 after a spiritual search.
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Antonio Banderas married Ana Leza in 1987 and divorced her in 1996.
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Antonio Banderas met and began a relationship with American actress Melanie Griffith in 1995 while shooting Two Much.
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In 2009, Antonio Banderas underwent surgery for a benign tumor in his back.
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Antonio Banderas has invested some of his film earnings in Andalusian products, which he promotes in Spain and the US.
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Antonio Banderas has received many award nominations throughout his career, including an Academy Award nomination for Pain and Glory.
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Antonio Banderas received five Golden Globe Award nominations for his work ranging from films to television.
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Antonio Banderas has received two Primetime Emmy Award nominations for his work, on the television projects And Starring Pancho Villa as Himself and Genius: Picasso.
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Antonio Banderas received a Screen Actors Guild Award nomination for his performance as Pablo Picasso in Genius: Picasso.